WINE RACE 2016 .. MATTc380 .. TRENT 353 .. BEN 347 ...... Garden species:- Macros 357, Micros 365, Total 722

Sunday 20 September 2015

Garden Moths 19th Sept. . Large Wainscot +

Autumn is really upon us now.
The various yellow underwing numbers are slowly falling, leaving more room in the traps for the more welcome autumn visitors.
Catch for 19th Sept...
Depressatia badiella x 2
Hofmannophila pseudospretella x 2
Acleris variegana x 2
Eudonia angustea
Agonopterix arenella
Emmelina monodactyla x 3
Epiphyas postvittana x 2
Garden Carpet x 2
Common Marbled Carpet
Willow Beauty
Black Rustic ... year first
Black Rustic
Large Yellow Underwing x 37
Lesser Yellow Underwing x 9
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 3
Lunar Underwing x 7
Square-spot Rustic x 14
Setaceous Hebrew Character x 12
Flounced Rustic x 2
Orange Sallow
Orange Sallow
Pale Mottled Willow x 15
Copper Underwing
Marbled Beauty
Turnip Moth x 4
Silver Y x 3 ... (2 x daytime on Centranthus, Red Valerian)
Large Wainscot ... year first
Large Wainscot


Saturday 19 September 2015

Garden Moths catch-up

It's been a very slow year with moth numbers well down on last year.
Here are a few since late Aug.


Treble-bar

Dusky THorn

Maiden's Blush

Dotted Rustic
Epinotia ramella f. costana

Lunar Underwing

Depressaria badiella

Clover Case-bearer - Coleophora alcyonipennella

Old Lady, sugaring

Large Ranunculus